Spy Week Family Day

Join us for an afternoon of spy-themed activities at the Museum! Meet Claudia Friddell, author of Totally True Adventures: George Washington’s Spies, as she recreates participation based spy tactics from the Revolution. Would you be able masterfully cipher Benjamin Tallmadge’s code book? Could you successfully complete a stealth message to arrange for a spy ring meeting? Come participate in these activities and find out if you could have been a member of the Culper Spy Ring!

The background of her book, George Washington’s Spies, and its connection to Fraunces Tavern.

An introduction to George Washington’s Long Island Culper Spy Ring.

A map tour of the Spy Ring’s relay, which successfully transported messages to General Washington to patriot camps across the Long Island Sound.

1:45pm-3:30pm Friddell will lead participatory demonstrations of some of the spy activities the Culper Spy Ring used to help General Washington outsmart the British and win the Revolutionary War. Activities include:

The Museum is wheelchair accessible. An Induction Loop for our audio components is provided for the benefit of hearing aid users.

*The views of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Fraunces Tavern® Museumor Sons of the Revolution℠ in the State of New York, Inc.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council

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